Omg! I logged on to post the same thing! I have tried Metamucil , colace, apple juice, double fiber bread and still nothing. I look like I am 15 months pregnant ;-/ . Someone told me to try prune juice while another warned against it. Any other suggestions ?

Omg! I logged on to post the same thing! I have tried Metamucil , colace, apple juice, double fiber bread and still nothing. I look like I am 15 months pregnant ;-/ . Someone told me to try prune juice while another warned against it. Any other suggestions ?

Girls, try plum juice. My daughter's pediatrician told me fruits that begin with P - plums, peaches, pears. I take stool softeners (2) every night before bed & it helps a lot. It takes a few days to kick in. When I had to take Zofran, I was terribly constipated. I hope things get moving for you soon!!

Girls, try plum juice. My daughter's pediatrician told me fruits that begin with P - plums, peaches, pears. I take stool softeners (2) every night before bed & it helps a lot. It takes a few days to kick in. When I had to take Zofran, I was terribly constipated. I hope things get moving for you soon!!

I still have to take a zofran in the middle of the night and also taking 4 extra folic acid, 2 calcium and iron on top of my prenatals. I swear I've never wanted to poop more in my whole life lol like just once a day?! Shoot every other day would make me happy!!!! Lol. I'm going to embarrass these boys for life once they get here by always telling the story of how much they constipated me. Lol ;)

I still have to take a zofran in the middle of the night and also taking 4 extra folic acid, 2 calcium and iron on top of my prenatals. I swear I've never wanted to poop more in my whole life lol like just once a day?! Shoot every other day would make me happy!!!! Lol. I'm going to embarrass these boys for life once they get here by always telling the story of how much they constipated me. Lol ;)

I started eating major healthy since I got pregnant, at least 8 fruit/veg per day, changed all my grains to wholemeal and my craving has been pure orange juice, I've drank litres plus at least 1 litre water daily and couldn't understand how I am still constipated! I came to the conclusion there may not have been enough fat in my diet so I started adding oil to my cooking, and a few fatty foods here and there and it worked! Perhaps others might be in the same boat?!

I started eating major healthy since I got pregnant, at least 8 fruit/veg per day, changed all my grains to wholemeal and my craving has been pure orange juice, I've drank litres plus at least 1 litre water daily and couldn't understand how I am still constipated! I came to the conclusion there may not have been enough fat in my diet so I started adding oil to my cooking, and a few fatty foods here and there and it worked! Perhaps others might be in the same boat?!

My midwife said an occasional cup of coffee/tea is OK for the caffeine to move things along down there... and as long as you don't overdo the cups per day, coffee and tea are fine to drink regularly. I find that the days I have tea I head straight for the bathroom and the system is working well again!

My midwife said an occasional cup of coffee/tea is OK for the caffeine to move things along down there... and as long as you don't overdo the cups per day, coffee and tea are fine to drink regularly. I find that the days I have tea I head straight for the bathroom and the system is working well again!

The first day I did double to dose, then I waited a day and now I take half a dose everyday to keep things moving. All the midwives I have seen say it's perfectly ok to take because it doesn't enter the blood stream.

Warning, it takes about 3 days to kick in and work, but the day it does if you haven't gone in a while like I had it may be a pooping day. For real, not a "ohh crap I can't hold it" thing but every time you go pee you have to go number two as well. If you want it to work a bit quicker, drink it mixed with oj on an empty stomach. Your body takes in the oj quicker. Please make sure you drink lots of water. A little extra then the recommended.

Miralax since month 3.

Milralax and a lot of water.

The first day I did double to dose, then I waited a day and now I take half a dose everyday to keep things moving. All the midwives I have seen say it's perfectly ok to take because it doesn't enter the blood stream.

Warning, it takes about 3 days to kick in and work, but the day it does if you haven't gone in a while like I had it may be a pooping day. For real, not a "ohh crap I can't hold it" thing but every time you go pee you have to go number two as well. If you want it to work a bit quicker, drink it mixed with oj on an empty stomach. Your body takes in the oj quicker. Please make sure you drink lots of water. A little extra then the recommended.

Oh my goodness. My constipation early on was horrendous!!!! Everything that all the ladies have listed....I did!!! I went 12 days without pooping!!!! TWELVE DAYS!!!!! I swore I was dying!!! Ended up having to see my OB and she made me go home and do an enema. Let me just say.....that was BY FAR the BEST poop of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness. My constipation early on was horrendous!!!! Everything that all the ladies have listed....I did!!! I went 12 days without pooping!!!! TWELVE DAYS!!!!! I swore I was dying!!! Ended up having to see my OB and she made me go home and do an enema. Let me just say.....that was BY FAR the BEST poop of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I feel so much better after reading these. Luckily my hemorrhoid doesn't really hurt yet. Today is the first time the stool softener hasn't worked for me, I guess I will double the dose tonight. Also dried apricots is I nice alternative to prunes if you are looking for variety. Prunes and apricots are high in iron so my MW said I can forgo the binding Iron pills. I eat so much fiber (veggies, nuts, legumes, dried fruit), I'm so confused, I've never had problems, until pregnancy (except probably when I was young and ate junk).

Oh, I feel so much better after reading these. Luckily my hemorrhoid doesn't really hurt yet. Today is the first time the stool softener hasn't worked for me, I guess I will double the dose tonight. Also dried apricots is I nice alternative to prunes if you are looking for variety. Prunes and apricots are high in iron so my MW said I can forgo the binding Iron pills. I eat so much fiber (veggies, nuts, legumes, dried fruit), I'm so confused, I've never had problems, until pregnancy (except probably when I was young and ate junk).

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